Western and Iranian diplomats negotiating Tehran’s nuclear programme appear hopeful an agreement will be reached.
They say they are working hard towards a breakthrough. The comment seems to contradict a tweet by Iran’s Supreme Leader, in which he accuses the US of arrogance and urges Iranian’s to fight against this.
Leader in meeting with university students: The US is perfect instance of Arrogance. Prepare yourselves for more fight against Arrogance.— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) July 11, 2015
Officials have given themselves until Monday (July 13) to broker a deal on sanctions relief for Iran in exchange for restrictions on its atomic programme. President Hassan Rouhani hinted the discussions could go either way.
“We have talked with the six world powers in a way that even if the nuclear talks fail, our diplomacy showed the world that we are logical,” he said. “We never left the negotiating table and always provided the best answer.”
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius appe
